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SATURDAY 27 JUNE 2020 It’s a huge disappointment for all of us: Pique Davis Cup, Fed Cup finals postponed

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It will instead begin the week starting November 22, The men’s Davis Cup and 2021. women’s Fed Cup tennis finals “This is a tough decision to have both been rescheduled for have to make, but delivering an next year due to complications international team event on this posed by the coronavirus scale while guaranteeing the pandemic, the ITF announced health and safety of all involved yesterday. ultimately poses too great a This year’s Davis Cup finals risk,” said ITF President David in Madrid, the second Haggerty. instalment of a new-look com- Spain has one of the worst petition, were due to run affected countries by the pan- November from 23-29 while the demic, suffering more than revamped Fed Cup had been 28,000 deaths, but started reo- postponed indefinitely after pening its borders at the end of April’s finals were called off. last week. “It’s a huge disappointment The announcement capped for all of us that the Davis Cup a bad week for tennis after Finals will not be held in 2020,” world number one Novak Djok- said Barcelona football star ovic’s exhibition tournament in Gerard Pique, whose Kosmos the Balkans led to him and other investment group finances the top players Grigor Dimitrov, competition. Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki “We don’t know how the testing positive for COVID-19. situation will develop in each All professional tennis has qualified nation, or if restric- been in cold storage since mid- tions in Spain will remain suf- March with Wimbledon can- ficiently eased, as such it is celled for the first time since the impossible to predict the situ- World War II and Roland Garros ation in November and guar- moved back to September and antee the safety of those trav- October. Spain’s Rafael Nadal bites the trophy after winning the Davis Cup final in this file photo. elling to Madrid.” The US Open is going ahead The rearranged finals will as scheduled in New York from has raised questions about the postponed Finals in 2020,” the to host a superb event in Group decided over three ties comprise the 18 teams which August 31, although the rash of resumption of the season. ITF said yesterday. Budapest in April 2021,” said separated over the course of the qualified for the this year’s positive tests at Djokovic’s event A number of Davis Cup “In addition to the Laszlo Haggerty. season, was criticised for being The announcement capped a bad week for tennis qualifiers in March were played Papp Arena being unavailable “In these extraordinary too protracted and for not pro- behind closed doors at the onset over the latter part of the year, times, we believe that the best tecting player welfare which led after world number one Novak Djokovic’s exhibition of the global health crisis. World there remain significant logis- way forward in order both to many top players to stop rep- tournament in the Balkans led to him and other top Group I and II ties scheduled for tical and regulatory challenges protect the health and safety of resenting their countries. players Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki September will be pushed back that mean hosting an indoor all involved and to best respect The new-look tournament testing positive for COVID-19. until next year. mass gathering while guaran- the integrity of the competition will offer a total prize pot of The revised 12-team Fed teeing the health and safety of is to extend this year’s Fed Cup $18m with $12m going to All professional tennis has been in cold storage since Cup finals were initially due to all involved will not be into 2021, with the event players and $6m to national mid-March with Wimbledon cancelled for the first time take place on indoor clay in feasible.” returning to an annual basis the tennis associations. since the World War II and Roland Garros moved back Budapest from April 14-19 but Eight Fed Cup play-off ties following year.” The finals will feature four were shelved in response to the to be held at various venues The move to reform the Fed groups of three teams, with the to September and October. virus outbreak. They have been around the world were also put Cup followed a similar overhaul winners progressing to the reprogrammed for April 13-18, on hold in March. They will be of the Davis Cup, with Madrid semi-finals and final. All The US Open is going ahead as scheduled in New York 2021. played next February. hosting the inaugural finals won matches will consist of two from August 31, although the rash of positive tests “Due to the ongoing chal- “While it is regrettable that by Rafael Nadal’s Spain in singles and one doubles. at Djokovic’s event has raised questions about the lenges presented by the the Finals will not be able to Madrid last November. France won last year’s com- resumption of the season. COVID-19 pandemic, it has not take place this year, we are The previous format, which petition after beating Australia been possible to reschedule the confident that we will be able saw the eight-team World 3-2 in the final in Perth.

Diamond League: French Cup final date Paris and US confirmed, crowd size events cancelled under debate The French Cup PARIS AFP — PARIS AFP — final between Paris The French Football Fed- Saint-Germain and Diamond League events in Paris and Eugene, eration yesterday con- Saint-Etienne will be Oregon, became the latest on the coronavirus- firmed the country’s two the first official football ravaged athletics calendar to be scrapped cup finals will be held in yesterday. July and said it hoped to be match in France The Paris meeting had originally been allowed to fill 30 percent since the coronavirus Eldar Memisevic pushed back from June until September 6 but of the Stade de France. pandemic stopped was ultimately called off by organisers due to “The French Cup final play. The French Cup doubts over global travel and a lack of time to will be held on July 24 and final will be held on Handball: Al prepare a “world-class international event”. the League Cup final on July 24 and the League The Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, July 31,” President Noel Le scheduled for October 4, was also axed from Graet told the FFF general Cup final on July 31. Rayyan sign the programme, with restrictions still in place assembly, making official to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the west dates that had already star Memisevic coast state. been widely known. true that it’s a bit short,” he “The state of Oregon currently has a ban The French Cup final told reporters yesterday. on large gatherings -- including sporting events between Paris Saint- “I’d love to get it up to 30 QNA — DOHA -- and that restriction will be in place until at Germain and Saint-Etienne percent, but I won’t make least the end of September,” Diamond League will be the first official a crisis out of it if we don’t Al Rayyan have reached an organisers said in a statement. football match in France get it.” agreement with international “The ban, combined with the expected long since the coronavirus pan- Sports Minister Roxana handball player Eldar Memisevic to term restrictions on international travel, make demic stopped play. Maracineanu hinted on sign a 4-season contract. it impossible to host a world class track and Ligue 1 champions PSG Thursday that Le Graet Al Rayyan are preparing for the field meet... on October 4th.” will also play in the League could potentially get his resumption of the Qatar Men’s Eugene will host the world athletics cham- Cup final a week later, wish, depending on the Handball League scheduled on Sep- pionships in 2022. The competition was moved facing Lyon. The French virus situation in France. tember 10. back a year to accommodate the postponement PSG's Kylian government has set an “For the time being, we Memisevic was one of the key of the Tokyo Olympics. Mbappe is attendance cap of 5,000 are sticking to the 5,000- players of the Qatar national team Four of the 15 Diamond League meetings seen wearing a for stadiums, which reopen person limit because it that came in the second place of the have been cancelled, with Rabat and London protective face on July 11 but Le Graet has does not only concern 2015 World Men’s Championship also binned. mask as he arrives said several times that he sport but also large cultural in Doha. The circuit is due to start August 14 in for training. hopes for a bigger crowd gatherings in public Earlier this month, Al Rayyan Monaco followed by the Stockholm meeting at the Stade de France, spaces,” she said. signed Ukrainian player Vladislav nine days later. which holds more than “There’s a review on Ostroushko. The Gateshead event in northeast England 81,000. July 11th so we’ll see what Also, Al Rayyan have reached could now be held September 12 but is still to “Five thousand people happens according to the an agreement with coach Shun- be confirmed, organisers said. at the Stade de France, it’s epidemic curve in France.” dovsky Zvonko to train the club’s handball team during the next stage. 04 SPORT SATURDAY 27 JUNE 2020

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton NBA: Sixteen in action during the Austrian Grand Prix in this June 30, 2019 file photo. players test positive for COVID-19

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Sixteen NBA players tested positive for COVID-19, the league said yesterday, a little over a month before the 2020 season is set to resume. “Any player who tested positive will remain in self- isolation until he satisfies public health protocols for dis- continuing isolation and has been cleared by a physician,” the National Basketball Asso- ‘Bubbles within bubbles’ as F1 ciation said in a statement. The 16 positive tests were out of 302 players tested on June 23. The league did not disclose the identities of the teams gear up for season start players. Jabari Parker and Alex Len of the Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers’ Malcolm REUTERS — LONDON so we wear it (the mask) at all minimum interaction between Brogdon were confirmed on times in the factory... but it’s one a bubble or a team and another. Wednesday to have tested Formula One teams will operate thing to wear it in the office envi- “So you will not see, as we No more hugs for positive, though it was not in bubbles within bubbles when ronment, another to wear it all like and as you used to see, immediately clear when their the season starts behind closed when it would be 40 degrees at people from a team having a tests took place. doors in Austria next week after the racetrack.” Ferrari will try to casual chat with people from ‘hugger’ Ricciardo Kings forward Parker said being stalled since March due to schedule regular breaks for another team. in a team statement that he the COVID-19 pandemic. breathing exercises. “Inside the team bubble, had received the diagnosis There will be no spectators, Formula One will have three which is inside the F1 bubble, we when F1 returns “several days ago.” no sponsors or VIP guests wan- races on successive weekends will also do more bubbles,” The NBA is tentatively set dering the paddock and limited to get the season started, with added the Frenchman. to restart its suspended season social interaction even between two at Spielberg’s Red Bull Ring “So you will have probably REUTERS — LONDON on July 31 at Disney World in team mates. before moving on to Hungary. the car 16 (Charles Leclerc) Florida, with players living, Ferrari sporting director Others will then follow in quick bubble and the car 5 (Sebastian Daniel Ricciardo accepts he will have to be a lot less tactile practicing and playing at the Laurent Mekies reckons the succession. Vettel) bubble and inside them with his team-mates when the Formula One season starts in resort to minimize the risk of biggest challenge, for his Teams are limited to 80 probably engineers and Austria next week under strict health measures to counter exposure to the novel mechanics at least, could be people each, with everyone mechanics and so forth.” COVID-19. coronavirus. having to wear face masks at all having to register a negative The separation means “I’m a hugger. I like hugging people. So that’s going to Under the plan, 22 of the times in thee heatheat COCOVID-19VID 19 ttestest lelessss tthanhan fofourur anyoneanyone who tests ppositiveositive will change,” the enthusiastic Australian told reporters in a Renault NBA’s 30 teams will play eight and tight con- daysdays before arrivingarriving in Austria.Austria. havehave hhadad llimitedimited ccontactontact wwithith F1 video call yesterday. seeding games to determine a fines of the TestingTesting will then be con-con- others,others, with tested stand-instand-inss “I’ve got to keep my distance. We’re going to find some 16-team play-off field that garage. ductedducted evereveryy ffiveive ddays,ays, ratratherher readyready to bbee sslottedlotted in iiff it is new ways to embrace each other, especially after a good would follow the traditional “We haveve thanthan thethe two initiainitiallylly mootemooted.d. needed.needed. result. 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Ricciardo, who will be leaving Renault for McLaren becoming part anan iindividualndividual bubblebubble forfor eacheach at the end of the year, said he was raring to race but had of our normal team with prettypretty much no or embraced the ‘new normal’ that will involve COVID-19 tests life,” the every five days from Austria Any player who Frenchman onwards and operating tested positive will told inside a ‘bubble’. reporters in The lifestyle changes remain in a video call include wearing face masks self-isolation until ahead of the and going through lots of July 5 cleaning products at home. he satisfies public opener to “Coming back from the health protocols discuss the supermarket and actually for discontinuing ‘new cleaning the packages that Daniel Ricciardo normal’ and are bought before putting isolation and has safety them away. It’s just taking been cleared by protocols. those extra steps that seem “Here at certainly necessary for now,” a physician: NBA Ferrari it’s he said. statement compulsory, Canada's Hughes goes on birdie blitz to secure lead at Travelers

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Canadian Mackenzie Hughes fired an error free 10-under 60 A file photo of NHL game to take the first-round lead at between Vancouver Canucks the Travelers Championship in and Arizona Coyotes. Cromwell, Connecticut, putting himself three shots clear of three players including world number one Rory McIlroy. Vancouver out as Playing the back nine first at the TPC River Highlands, Hughes was in blistering form NHL mulls hub as he strung together a run of five straight birdies from the 14th on his outward nine and cities for restart picked up four more after the turn. He had a long look at a AFP — LOS ANGELES “I’m disappointed the NHL magical 59 but left a 41-foot playoffs won’t be coming to birdie putt short at his last. Vancouver is out of the running Vancouver, but we will not “I’ve shot 61 twice in com- to host NHL games when the bend the rules on public health petition, once at Sea Island and league returns from its coro- guidelines and risk the progress once at a mini-Tour event,” navirus shutdown, the club we’ve made,” he said. Hughes told reporters. said. “Protecting the health and “Both times there was an Mackenzie Hughes (left) reacts with his caddie during the first round of the Travelers Championship The announcement means safety of people in BC is our at Cromwell in Connecticut. the pool of potential cities to be number one priority.” TRAVELERS SCORES designated one of two “hub” The NHL plans to return outside chance the last few seven-under 63. American Noh Seung-yul and South sites when play resumes in late with 24 of its 31 clubs resuming 60 - Mackenzie Hughes (CAN) holes to shoot 59. Xander Schauffele and Nor- African Louis Oosthuizen. July or early August has shrunk play, 12 in an Eastern Con- 63 - Rory McIlroy (NIR), Xander Schauffele, “Kind of similar deal to way’s Viktor Hovland, who Golfers appeared to be to five with Los Angeles, Las ference hub and 12 in a Western Viktor Hovland (NOR) today where I kind of needed were part of the afternoon taking heed and paying closer Vegas, Chicago, Edmonton and Conference hub. 64 - Michael Thompson, Phil Mickelson, Tyler to birdie the last few holes.” wave, finished tied with McIlroy attention to COVID-19 safety Toronto still in the hunt. The bottom eight clubs will Duncan, Sergio Garcia (ESP), Noh Seung-yul Also a back nine starter, after both carded seven-under protocols after PGA Tour Com- “Although Vancouver won’t meet in best-of-five qualifying (KOR), Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) McIlroy got off to a flying start 63s. missioner Jay Monahan issued be a hub city, we are still series while the top four clubs 65 - Russell Henley, Tyler McCumber, Bryson by rolling in an 11-foot putt for Lurking one shot further a stern warning on Wednesday excited to see hockey start up play a round-robin seeding DeChambeau, Brian Stuard, Rafa Cabrera an eagle on the par five 13th and back is a pack led by Spain’s following the withdrawal of again,” the team said in a event. Bello (ESP), Kang Sung (KOR) then followed up with birdies Sergio Garcia and Phil Mick- several players. statement. The last eight in the East 66 - Cameron Davis (AUS), Jon Rahm (ESP), at 14 and 15 to quickly get to elson, who recently celebrated Major champions Brooks John Horgan, premier of and West would launch four Shane Lowry (IRL), Patrick Cantlay, Brendon four-under. his 50th birthday, with both also Koepka and Graeme McDowell British Columbia, tweeted that best-of-seven playoff rounds Todd, Lanto Griffin, Marc Leishman (AUS), The Northern Irishman’s enjoying error free starts. pulled out of the event after he would cheer for the Canucks to determine a Stanley Cup only miscue was a bogey at 16 Joining the two major their caddies tested positive for Sam Ryder, Chris Stroud, Lucas Glover, Scott when play resumes, but said champion, with one hub or the but he was error free the rest of winners at six-under are Amer- COVID-19 while Cameron Stallings, Kevin Streelman, Kevin Na, Patton public health concerns took other hosting the entire cham- the way, piling on four more icans Tyler Duncan and Michael Champ withdrew on Tuesday priority. pionship series. Kizzire, Harold Varner, Will Gordon birdies after the turn for a Thompson plus South Korea’s after testing positive. SATURDAY 27 JUNE 2020 SPORT 05 ‘It’s for you’, Klopp tells Liverpool fans LIVERPOOL AFP - just to break into the top four. In this file photo taken on March 07, 2020 Liverpool’s German But the former Borussia manager Jurgen Klopp reacts at the final whistle during the On Jurgen Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp Dortmund coach remains English football match against Bournemouth was overcome with emotion as hungry for more silverware in at Anfield in Liverpool. Klopp’s legendary status at Anfield was Klopp’s first day he dedicated the club’s first the coming years with most of secured yesterday as he became the firstt Liverpool manager in charge at league title in 30 years to the his squad still in their prime. to win a leagueleague titletitle in fans on Thursday. “What they did over the last 30 years.years. five Klopp wiped away tears of two or three years is just excep- joy during a television interview tional and a pure joy for me to years ago he minutes after Chelsea’s 2-1 win coach them,” said Klopp, who against Manchester City sealed watched City’s defeat alongside addressed the Premier League crown for his players at a hotel. players, staff Liverpool. “It’s just been a really “It’s such a big moment, I am exciting ride from the first day I and supporters, completely overwhelmed,” arrived and it is not over yet, Klopp told Sky Sports. that’s the good thing. telling them: “If “Tonight it is for you out “The team all look like they somebody wants there,” added Klopp. have a good few years in their “It’s incredible. I hope you legs but for tonight we just enjoy to help LFC, you stay at home, or go in front of this moment. It is the best thing your house if you want, but not I can imagine, it’s more than I have to change more. We do it together in this ever dreamed of to be honest.” from doubter to moment and it is a joy to do it ’s signing from for you.” Southampton in 2018 has proved believer.” Thousands ignored Klopp’s one of the key moments in Liver- plea to respect social distancing pool’s renaissance under Klopp. rules amid the coronavirus as The Dutch defender said Liv- “What a season. We’ve been winner,” he said. “In the league been very positive all the way. they partied the night away in erpool had to raise their game incredible. To be part of this this year we have taken it to He’s been fantastic and he epit- the streets around Anfield. even higher this season to group of players and part of this another level. We have been so omises everything that Liverpool But the German promised overhaul City after a club record journey is incredible and I am consistent and played so well.” stands for. Liverpool will hold a celebratory 97 points was still only good very proud to be able to call Liverpool’s principal owner “I think there will be plenty parade through the city when it enough for second last season. myself a Premier League John W Henry, whose Fenway more days to look forward to as It’s such a big is safe to do so. Sports Group bought the club in long as Jurgen is there.” “We will create pictures in 2010, paid tribute to their Liverpool captain Jordan moment, I am the future with the parade Liverpool fan Zach (5), poses for a photograph holding a replica incredible campaign. Henderson lifted the Champions completely whenever it will be for all our Premier League Championship trophy outside Anfield stadium in “This was a season for the League trophy last season and the overwhelmed. Liverpool, north west England after Liverpool sealed the Premier supporters,” added Klopp. “We ages and for the faithful of Liv- midfielder said clinching the Tonight it is for will be together and enjoy this League title the previous evening. erpool Football Club,” Henry Premier League was just as sweet. in a proper manner.” tweeted. “I’m just a little bit over- you out there. It’s The long-awaited title was Kenny Dalglish, who won whelmed right now, it’s just an incredible. I hope clinched without Liverpool three titles as Liverpool manager amazing feeling and just so you stay at home, or kicking a ball as City’s defeat and was the last man to guide proud of what we’ve achieved,” go in front of your meant Klopp’s men have an them to the trophy in 1990, he said. unassailable 23-point lead at the admitted he never expected the “Another moment in our house if you want, top of the Premier League with wait to be so long. lives that we’ll never forget.” but not more. We do seven games to play. “I think back then if you’d In the moments after the it together in this A first league title in three have said it would take 30 years final whistle at Chelsea, Liv- moment and it is a decades caps a meteoric rise for you’d have been arrested and erpool defender Andy Robertson the Reds back to the top of the sectioned, but sometimes things best summed up the feelings of joy to do it for you: English game after Klopp arrived happen,” Dalglish told BT Sport. Reds fans across the world as he Jurgen Klopp in 2015 with the club struggling “Since Jurgen came in, it has simply tweeted: “Oh my god.” Key games in Liverpool’s Reactions to Liverpool’s title-winning magnificent title win

season I have no words. It is unbelievable, much more than I Incredible achievement from a fantastic squad of top players. OCT. 20: MANCHESTER thought was possible. Becoming champions with this club is Led by a world class manager and coaching team also a UNITED 1, LIVERPOOL 1 absolutely incredible. This is for Kenny (Dalglish), for Stevie special mention for the backing from FSG (Fenway Sports In a strangely under- (Gerrard) - everyone!: MANAGER JUERGEN KLOPP Group). And lastly and most importantly the fans who have : STEVEN GERRARD, whelming performance con- waited 30 years. Let the party begin FORMER LIVERPOOL CAPTAIN sidering the team’s form, Liv- This was a season for the ages and for the faithful of erpool was staring at a first Liverpool Football Club. It has been an incredible year of league defeat in nine months magnificent achievement culminating tonight in capturing This Liverpool team now will want to emulate what Manchester City have done and retain the title for sure, and after Marcus Rashford’s strike the Premier League title: LIVERPOOL PRINCIPAL OWNER what Manchester United did under Sir Alex Ferguson. I don’t in the first half. However, sub- JOHN HENRY stitute Adam Lallana’s first goal think one title will be enough for Juergen Klopp and this : JAMIE CARRAGHER, SKY PUNDIT AND FORMER in almost 2 1/2 years rescued team The last two years and since Juergen (Klopp)’s come in LIVERPOOL DEFENDER the Reds’ unbeaten record five has been very positive. He’s been fantastic and epitomises minutes from time. everything Liverpool Football Club stands for. Whatever they NOV. 2: ASTON VILLA 1, PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LET’S GO @LFC got, they have deserved it: FORMER LIVERPOOL PLAYER : LOS ANGELES LAKERS’ LEBRON JAMES, WHO LIVERPOOL 2 #YNWA AND MANAGER KENNY DALGLISH, THE LAST MANAGER HAS OWNED A 2% STAKE IN LIVERPOOL SINCE 2011 This match produced pos- TO WIN THE TITLE FOR THE CLUB IN 1990 sibly the best five minutes of the whole campaign. Trailing ... What a fantastic achievement. Congrats to all the players, to Trezeguet’s first-half goal, We had to wait 13 weeks, it was 13 long weeks with staff and board member. I’m not forgetting the supporters. : Andy Robertson popped up uncertainty, but a lot of our fans had to wait 30 years so Enjoy the moment, it’s been a long time but finally is here!! FORMER LIVERPOOL MIDFIELDER LUIS GARCIA with a rare goal to equalize it was a short time compared to what they’ve had: ANDY with an 87th-minute header ROBERTSON, LIVERPOOL LEFT BACK before Sadio Mane glanced in .. Unbelievable squad, magnificent manager, great staff but Trent Alexander-Arnold’s They have been fabulous this team, This is a special team, above all my sincere congrats to every single LFC supporter. corner in stoppage time. A loss a team that going forward, you can’t say they will win it You’ve been waiting so long and finally that desired trophy is yours. Very well deserved. YNWA: FORMER LIVERPOOL would have reduced Liver- every year, but they will come very close to winning this one STRIKER FERNANDO TORRES pool’s lead to just three points, and the big one, the European one (Champions League): with main rival Manchester GRAEME SOUNESS, FORMER LIVERPOOL PLAYER AND ... Award more than deserved after an excellent season... 30 City the next opponent. MANAGER NOV. 10: LIVERPOOL 3, years later. Today I feel more than proud of having belonged : FORMER LIVERPOOL GOALKEEPER MANCHESTER CITY 1 to this great club Congratulations to Liverpool for this great season. We won PEPE REINA Liverpool never looked like Liverpool fans pose for a photograph beside the statue of former a lot in the last few years and of course we want to close the allowing City to close the gap manager Bill Shankly as supporters celebrate Liverpool sealing gap: MANCHESTER CITY MANAGER PEP GUARDIOLA, after going ahead through Fab- Congratulations to @LFC, after 30 years, the dream comes WHOSE TEAM WON THE LAST TWO PREMIER LEAGUE : inho’s long-range goal. the Premier League title the previous evening, outside Anfield true! Very happy for all the Reds! You’ll never walk alone TITLES RAFA BENITEZ, FORMER LIVERPOOL MANAGER and Sadio stadium in Liverpool, north west England, yesterday. Mane extended the advantage, which meant Bernardo Silva’s late effort was little consolation as Klopp’s team opened up a Liverpool fans turn city red after long wait for title ends nine-point gap to City. DEC. 26: LEICESTER 0, REUTERS - LONDON Alone”. Even as clocks ticked fireworks and go through their LIVERPOOL 4 past midnight, crowds outside repertoire of songs. Cars were Billed as a big test for Liv- Thousands of Liverpool fans Anfield were still swelling, with kept out of the area by police but erpool on its return from Qatar celebrated their Premier League fans scaling the walls of the supporters around the city as Club World Cup champions, title win outside the club’s stadium. blared their horns in jubilation. second-placed Leicester was Anfield Stadium on Thursday All Premier League games “We have all waited so long, blown away. Two goals for as their 30 year wait for the since the restart have been held everyone who has been involved and one each league crown finally came to an behind closed doors, meaning in the club, they had been des- for and Trent end. fans were not at the stadium perate to bring the title home for Alexander-Arnold helped Liv- Juergen Klopp’s side when Liverpool beat Crystal the supporters,” former Liv- erpool extend lead to 13 points. secured the title after second- Palace 4-0 on Wednesday. erpool captain Jamie Carragher, JAN. 19: LIVERPOOL 2, placed Manchester City lost 2-1 Merseyside Police Assistant who sprayed a bottle of cham- MANCHESTER UNITED 0 to Chelsea in London, meaning Chief Constable Rob Carden pagne on air, told Sky Sports. The day Liverpool fans the Merseyside club could not said most fans had abided by “You see the scenes tonight.” dared to believe their long wait be caught with a 23 point lead social distancing regulations Liverpool players gathered for a title was coming to an end. over City with seven games and chose to mark the event at a local hotel and after An early header from Virgil van remaining. safely. watching the broadcast of the Dijk was followed by Salah’s Despite social distancing “Unfortunately... not eve- game from Stamford Bridge cel- breakaway goal in stoppage rules and restrictions on public ryone adhered to the regula- ebrated among themselves, time, but the lateness of the gatherings due to the COVID-19 tions in place,” he added. Liverpool fan Edward Milward holding his 9-week old grandson away from the supporters. second strike did not do justice pandemic, Liverpool supporters “In the days ahead, we urge Harry, poses for a photograph beneath a newly displayed banner “We won’t tell you the exact to the dominance Liverpool flocked to Anfield to show their supporters to do the right thing celebrating Liverpool sealing the Premier League title the previous location but we are all in a hotel had in the game. Victory joy at the team’s success. and celebrate safely with evening, outside Anfield stadium in Liverpool, north west England, together as a team,” said full stretched the gap to City to 16 Fans turned the sky red with members of your household yesterday. back Andy Robertson. points and, for the first time in flares and fireworks and sang and in your social bubble.” “We thought something a long time, the Kop sang the club’s famous songs and The celebrations took over Head, lit up in red for the known locally as the bombed- hopefully special was going to “We’re going to win the chants, including the team’s the city centre, with the night. out church, became a focal point happen and that’s how it turned league.” anthem “You’ll Never Walk Cunard Building, by the Pier Elsewhere, St Luke’s Church, for fans to congregate, let off out.” 06 SPORT SATURDAY 27 JUNE 2020 How smart signings made Liverpool Premier League champions again

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Liverpool’s coronation as English champions for the first time in 30 years is the culmination of a dramatic journey since Jurgen Klopp’s appointment as manager in 2015. Klopp is the charismatic face of Liverpool’s transformation from top-four contenders to Champions League winners and now Premier League champions. However, the Reds’ success on the pitch has been made pos- sible by plenty of shrewd work on signings and sales behind the scenes. Of the 18-man squad named by Klopp in his first match in charge less than five years ago, only James Milner, Adam Lallana and have featured this season, in peripheral roles. The construction of Liverpool’s title-winning squad has been a steady process. In Klopp’s first summer transfer window, Sadio Mane and arrived to help secure a return to the Cham- pions League. The next year they were joined by Mohamed Salah, Andy Rob- ertson and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. By January 2018, a long pursuit of Virgil van Dijk resulted in the Dutchman becoming the world’s most expensive defender for £75m ($93m). Inspired by Salah’s free-scoring form, the instant impact of Liverpool’s German manager Jurgen Klopp talks to his players during a drinks break during the English Premier League football match Van Dijk and growing maturity of full-backs Robertson and against Crystal Palace at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England, on Wednesday. academy graduate Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool reached the Champions League final in 2018. Two howlers from Loris Karius against Real Madrid delayed a sixth European Cup Klopp’s squad a ‘role model’ win for a year, but what happened after- 'On Klopp of the world': British wards showed the club’s ruthless desire to for every club: Hasenhuettl get back to winning major trophies. media laud the new champions Karius has never played another game REUTERS - LONDON for Liverpool as another world record fee, REUTERS - LONDON this time for a goalkeeper, was splashed on given the context, Liverpool’s campaign Liverpool deserved to be crowned Premier League champions Becker from Roma. The end of Liverpool’s long wait for a came close top topping the achievement after showing remarkable consistency this season and Juergen Fabinho, Naby Keita and league championship was celebrated of Leicester City in winning the 2015-16 Klopp’s side are a model for other clubs looking to improve every were also recruited in 2018 in a spending across the English media yesteray with title. year, Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuettl said yesterday. spree of more than £160m. most going for the headline “Champions” “Certainly, it is the most incredible title Liverpool’s first league title in 30 years was confirmed on “Maybe this season finally you demand while The Daily Star, in a nod to their triumph in Liverpool’s history, and Thursday when Chelsea beat second-placed Manchester City to they win,” jibed then Manchester United manager, declared they were “On “Klopp arguably the best delivered by an elite club give Klopp’s side an unassailable 23-point lead with seven games manager Jose Mourinho. of the World.” in the Premier League era,” he wrote. left. Win is what they have done relentlessly Juergen Klopp’s side sealed a first “As irritating as it may sound to the Klopp, who took over the Anfield club in the 2015-16 season, for two years. league title in three decades on Thursday ears of their bitter rivals, this one really steadily improved the side and has since won the Champions A mammoth total of 97 points was still when Manchester City were beaten 2-1 does mean more. It is a rewriting of the League last season followed by the much-awaited league title not enough to win the title last season due by Chelsea, sparking wild celebrations on record books few can have expected a this year. to Manchester City’s own stunning levels of Merseyside despite the COVID-19 year ago... “Big congratulations from my side, he did an amazing job,” consistency. pandemic. “It is the season of all seasons, the Hasenhuettl said in a virtual news conference. However, the upgrades for the 2018/19 “Smashing Crystal Palace 4-0 on campaign of all campaigns.” “What he did the last four years there is amazing. It’s kind of season were rewarded in silverware with a Wednesday, showing all the class of cham- Former Liverpool defender Jamie Car- a role model to every other club, what you can do if you develop Champions League triumph. On the way to pions more than 20 points clear of a bril- ragher said he was happy to be proved and if you work on your weaknesses and try to get better every the trophy Liverpool thumped Barcelona 4-0 liant City,... felt like the sort of emphatic wrong after writing in a 2017 column that year. It was a logical step to become the champion now. in the second leg of the semi-final, even declaration of excellence these strange he was not convinced Klopp had the ability “It wasn’t really so surprising for me that it will happen this without the injured Salah and Roberto times needed,” Matt Dickinson wrote in to win the title. season because it was clear for a long time that they will be the Firmino. The Times. “Klopp arrived at Anfield saying he champion this season. MONEY WELL SPENT “No need for asterisks -- this success wanted to turn doubters into believers. I “They have shown the most consistency.” The momentum of Madrid rolled into this is deserved, and momentous. Liverpool was one of those who had given up hope,” Southampton, who lost 2-0 to Arsenal on Thursday, are 14th season, with only the coronavirus pandemic have enjoyed their great European tri- Carragher wrote in The Telegraph. in the standings ahead of Sunday’s trip to Watford and Hasen- preventing possibly the earliest-ever umphs but there is something about “It gives me the greatest pleasure to huettl said Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Sofiane Boufal will be crowning of English champions. domestic dominance that brings a deeper, admit these words now look misjudged. assessed after picking up injuries. Yet, in an era of sheikhs and oligarchs, richer sense of pride.” In my defence... no one took me to task “We’ll need some fresh players for the weekend,” the Aus- Liverpool’s success is not in outspending Martin Samuel in The Daily Mail said, for the remarks at the time.” trian manager said. “Yesterday was intense and we’ll be against their rivals, but doing so more efficiently. a side fighting for their life.” According to transfer specialists Trans- fermarkt, Liverpool’s net spend over the past five years is £109m, less than the outlay of Bournemouth, Aston Villa and Brighton. Solskjaer admits ‘hurt’ It is a testament to Klopp’s managerial skill that the departure of to Barcelona for £142m in January 2018 did not derail his side’s progress. over Liverpool title triumph Sporting Director Michael Edwards has played a huge role in giving Klopp the resources he wants to work with by extracting maximum value from departures. REUTERS - LONDON winning ways and that’s our The sales of Mamadou Sakho, Dominic Solanke, Danny Ward, challenge.” Danny Ings, Christian Benteke and Jordon Ibe have helped con- Manchester United manager Ole Liverpool have an opportunity to tribute another £120m. Gunnar Solskjaer has congratulated begin a new spell of dominance like “I must also highlight the role of our sporting director, Michael rivals Liverpool on clinching their first they enjoyed in the 1970s and 1980s. Edwards in this journey so far,” said Klopp when he signed a con- league title in 30 years but conceded More recently, United under tract extension to 2024 earlier this season. it always hurts to see someone else lift former manager Alex Ferguson col- “His input and collaboration has been just as important as the trophy. lected 13 league titles in 20 years anyone else’s in getting us into a position to compete for the game’s Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool secured between 1993 and 2013, but Solskjaer top titles.” the Premier League crown after believes it will be difficult for Klopp’s Having climbed the mountain, Liverpool plan on staying there. second-placed Manchester City lost side to emulate that sustained success A host of key players including Salah, Mane, Firmino, Rob- 2-1 at Chelsea on Thursday, meaning at Anfield. ertson, Alexander-Arnold and have signed the Merseyside club could not be “The run of titles that we won contract extensions in the past two years. caught with a 23-point lead over City under Sir Alex, I don’t think that’s going “Liverpool’s squad is young and all the key players are tied with seven games remaining. to be easy for anyone to emulate or down on long contracts. They have huge potential to win more “First of all, any team that wins the copy,” said Solskjaer, who won six trophies,” former England captain , who also skip- championship and a Premier League titles as a player under Ferguson. pered Liverpool’s two biggest rivals, Everton and Manchester deserve it and deserve credit, it’s a hard United face Norwich City in today’s United, admitted on Sunday. league to win,” Solskjaer told a virtual FA Cup quarter-final and Solskjaer said The signing of highly rated 17-year-old Harvey Elliott and news conference yesterday. winning the competition could spur using a bargain £8m buyout clause to secure Takumi Minamino “Well done to Juergen and his them on for further success in the from Red Bull Salzburg in January are further examples of Liver- players. future. pool’s long-term planning. “Every time you see anyone else “Our team now is a new team, and “For anyone in football who aspires to compete in an envi- Liverpool’s Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah lift the trophy it hurts. I reckon that’s to get our hands on the first trophy and ronment where every element of the organisation is at its very celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the feeling of everyone associated with to win a first title would be fantastic, best - from the support of the supporters to the vision of the owners the English Premier League football match against Manchester United -- players and sup- and hopefully a catalyst for things to - there can be no better place than this,” said Klopp. Crystal Palace at Anfield on Wednesday. porters. We want to get back to come,” the Norwegian manager added. Relentless 'Reds' can smash records: Rush

AFP - LONDON taking place on Saturday. “In a season your job is to win the league and when we won it the Liverpool’s all-time leading goalscorer Ian Rush training was relaxed.” believes the newly crowned Premier League But Rush said Klopp’s players showed an champions have a relentless work ethic that sets impressive hunger. them apart even from the club’s previous great “Times have changed and these players now teams. are so focused and fit,” he said. “If you look at this The Reds secured a 19th league triumph with lot now they won’t stop, they’ll keep going because a record seven matches to spare when Manchester they want to win every game. City lost 2-1 at Chelsea on Thursday. “They’ll be saying ‘We won the league, let’s go Rush said the current squad deserved com- for City’s 100 points (a record set in 2017/18)’.” parison with the all-conquering side of the 1980s, Rush, who scored 346 goals for Liverpool, in which he played, but felt Jurgen Klopp’s side played in the last Anfield side to win the title, in showed a superior work ethic. 1990. “When we won the league we would go out, The former striker said it was the job of Klopp’s celebrate and have a great night,” Rush told Brit- team “to set records” for Liverpool. ain’s Press Association. “To break any Liverpool record is an “We won once with five or six games to go and achievement in itself,” he added. “These can break Police officers walk past the Klopp mural ahead of the English Premier League football match between after that I’m not sure if we won a game,” added more records so they have to be up there with the Liverpool and Crystal Palace at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on Wednesday. the former striker ahead of eSoccer Aid for Unicef, best." SATURDAY 27 JUNE 2020 SPORT 07 Pakistan set to arrive for England Test tour despite virus fears

AFP - LONDON Bhatti were diagnosed Tuesday as having the virus pathogens. Pakistan will arrive for their Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, tour of England at the weekend Haider Ali, and a team massage even though several potential therapist tested positive on squad members have tested Monday. positive for the coronavirus, But of the positive Tests, cricket chiefs announced only wicketkeeper Rizwan yesterday. would be classed a first-choice The Pakistan Cricket Board Test player. (PCB) said earlier this week that Pakistan’s tour of England 10 players had returned positive is set to include three Tests and Former Wimbledon winner Goran Ivanisevic is seen on the court tests, plus a support staff three Twenty20 announcing the cancellation of the final match after Bulgaria’s Grigor member. internationals. But the England and Wales It is expected the first Test Dimitrov tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cricket Board said players will take place in Manchester Zadar, Croatia, in this June 21, 2020, file photo. Novak Djokovic’s would arrive for their summer in August but the ECB said the brother Djordje Djokovic is also seen. tour tomorrow, with a virus behind-closed-doors schedule testing programme in place. he was among the players who system is struggling to cope would be announced in “due It is understood those who had officially tested positive. with the pandemic. course”. Ivanisevic positive for have recorded positive tests -- Hafeez, described by offi- There have been more than Pakistan will have a 14-day and anyone else who returns a cials as asymptomatic, like the 190,000 confirmed cases in the isolation period on arrival subsequent positive finding -- rest of those who tested pos- country so far, with the death before continuing their prepa- coronavirus, just days will not be allowed to travel, itive, said he had immediately toll around 4,000 rations ahead of the first Test with the PCB due to confirm its arranged a private second Britain has been one of the with two internal four-day after Djokovic event advance party today. opinion. countries hardest-hit by the warm-up matches. Pakistan all-rounder “I personally went to test it virus, with more than 43,000 England face the West Mohammad Hafeez said again, along with my family, deaths from COVID-19. Indies in a three-Test series AFP - ZAGREB Wednesday that a second test and here I, along with my all Besides Hafeez, Fakhar starting at Southampton on July he commissioned himself family members are reported Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, 8 -- a campaign that will mark Croatia’s former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic said proved he did not have coro- negative,” he tweeted. Wahab Riaz, Imran Khan, the return of international yesterday he has tested positive for coronavirus just days after navirus, a day after the PCB said Pakistan’s fragile health Mohammad Hasnain and Kashif cricket from lockdown. attending an exhibition tournament organised by world number one Novak Djokovic, whom he coaches. “Unfortunately... I have just found out that I tested positive to Covid-19,” Ivanisevic said on Instagram. Super “I feel good and I don’t have any symptoms,” the 48-year-old QORC: Al Sulaiti wins Croat said and asked everyone who has been in close contact with him to take good care of themselves and their loved ones. League to “I will continue to self-isolate,” said Ivanisevic, adding that he had tested negative twice in the past 10 days. Round 3 as QMMF Ivanisevic is part of world number one Djokovic’s coaching return on team and was the director of the now-abandoned Adria Tour which led to several top players becoming infected with August 2 coronavirus. retains points lead Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki all AFP - LONDON tested positive after taking part in the second leg of the event held in Zadar, on Croatia’s Adriatic coast, last Sunday. THE PENINSULA - DOHA Federation (QMMF) team that ing’s Xavi Artigas and Jaume The Super League season Players had embraced across the net, played basketball and is battling Leopard Racing in the Masia were fifth and sixth will resume with three even danced in a nightclub the week in the first leg played in Qatar's top rider Saeed Al Sulaiti two-way battle. respectively. fixtures on August 2, offi- Belgrade. (pictured) on Thursday night Round 3 was held on the After a day’s rest, the series cials announced yesterday. Djokovic was widely criticised for hosting the charity posted his second win of the virtual Mugello track in Italy. will resume today at the simu- The restart of English tournament. six-leg Qatar Online Racing After three of the six races, lated track of Phillip Island in rugby league’s elite club On Tuesday he issued an unstinting apology for the now-can- Championship (QORC) series QMMF has now opened up a Australia. competition will see Hull celled Adria Tour, where social distancing was minimal and with a commanding ride in comfortable 53-point lead over The fifth round will be held Kingston Rovers play matches were played in front of thousands of fans. Round 3. Leopard Racing. at Jerez in Spain, while the last Toronto Wolfpack, St The 33-year-old Serbian has said he is “so deeply sorry” that Al Sulaiti, who won Round With second-round winner one is set at Qatar’s Losail Inter- Helens face Catalans the tournament “caused harm”. 1 on Tuesday, produced another Danny Kent missing in action national Circuit. Dragons and a Yorkshire His wife Jelena has also tested positive after the couple trav- session of exhilarating speed to on Thursday, only three riders The series winner will be derby between Hudders- elled back from Croatia to Belgrade to be tested. clinch the honours for Qatar from each team took part in the decided on the collective tally field and Leeds. Motor and Motorcycle race. of points the two teams muster All three matches will Al Sulaiti, who over the course of the week. take place at a single Tunisian tennis player had finished second behind closed doors venue on Wednesday, Race Three results in a bid to guard against the banned 7 years for fixing started on pole and 1. Saeed Al Sulaiti, 27:18.948 coronavirus, which brought never looked like seconds; the current campaign to a AP - LONDON relinquishing his 2. Soud Al Thani +21.398; halt in March. lead as he took the 3. Marcos Ramirez, Super League chiefs Tunisian tennis player Majed Kilani has been banned from profes- chequered flag in 4. Abdulla Al Qubaisi; have decided the revised sional tennis for seven years after the sport’s anti-corruption body the 15-lap race. 5. Xavi Artigas; season will have 15 rounds concluded he conspired to fix matches in 2016. Soud Al Thani 6. Jaume Masia of matches followed by top- Kilani was also fined $7,000 by the Tennis Integrity Unit finished 21 seconds four semi-final play-offs, yesterday. behind his Rider Standings with the winners contesting The TIU investigation “established that Mr. Kilani conspired teammate, while 1. Saeed Al Sulaiti 116; the Grand Final near the with a third party to manipulate the outcome of matches played Leopard’s Marcos 2. Soud Al Thani 103; end of November. at an ITF Futures tournament in Egypt in August 2016.” Ramirez was third. 3. Xavi Artigas 96; “At the moment, and The 23-year-old Kilani also “failed to fully cooperate” with Abdulla Al 4. Jaume Masia 86; until (UK) government the investigation, the TIU said in a statement. Qubaisi looked 5. Marcos Ramirez 63; directives change, Betfred Kilani is currently ranked 804 in ATP singles and 528 in good to finish third 6. Hamad Al Sahouti 59; Super League fixtures will doubles, both of which are career bests, the statement added. and make it a 7. Danny Kent 40; take place behind closed Kilani, who was a student-athlete at the University of Tulsa podium sweep for 8. Abdulla Al Qubaisi 31; doors at a small number of in Oklahoma from 2015-19, did not immediately respond to a QMMF, but the 9. Jassim Al Thani 29 neutral venues that meet request for comment from The Associated Press. Qatari rider the stringent guidance from The case was adjudicated by an independent hearing officer crashed on the 13th Team Standings both government and the at a disciplinary hearing by videoconference on May 21. lap and had to settle 1. QMMF 338, game’s clinical advisory Kilani is prohibited from playing in or attending any tennis for fourth place. 2. Leopard Racing 285 group,” said a statement. event authorized or sanctioned by tennis’ governing bodies for Leopard Rac- seven years from June 25. Pakistan’s sports industry struggles to recover amid COVID-19

ANATOLIA - KARACHI Apart from other sports goods, doors, has brought a little relief to Contrary to the groaning exporters, As the world of sports slowly reopens Naeem’s company had to recall over Pakistan produces Pakistan’s sports industry. small local factories, which manu- after a months-long hiatus, Pakistan’s 100,000 footballs ready to be shipped between 1.5 and 2 million “We have started receiving some facture goods used in board and card otherwise thriving sports industry is to different countries in April and May. footballs per month. It’s orders but it will take time to resettle,” games, are thriving. struggling to recover from the hit it Pakistan produces between 1.5 and famous “thermos- Naeem said, adding: “The delayed Sports shops, which usually sells has taken from coronavirus restric- 2 million footballs per month. It’s bonded” soccer balls shipments require a reinspection, items relating to cricket, hockey, and tions. famous “thermos-bonded” soccer balls were used in 2018 World which would cost us extra”. football, have lost their traditional Dozens of sprawling warehouses were used in 2018 World Cup in Cup in Russia. Before Echoing Naeem’s views, Cheema businesses. But, they have found a new in the northeastern city of Sialkot - Russia. Before that, Pakistan had sup- that, Pakistan had sup- opined that the resumption of chunk of clients who are buying items famous for producing finest quality plied footballs for almost all the world plied footballs for almost “limited” sports activities would not related to indoor games like fitness sports goods - are littered with mil- cups from 1990s to 2010. all the world cups from make a major difference, at least in items, board and card games. lions of footballs, hockey sticks, cricket “Our warehouses are over stocked. 1990s to 2010. the short term. “Almost 80% of our traditional bats, tennis balls, and other games- But, we don’t have buyers as nothing “Sports industry is reeling from a customers are lost as all the sport related goods after hundreds of orders has been happening in the world of double brunt. On the one hand, export activities are suspended due to coro- from Europe, South America, and the sports for the past several months. contract-based workers as well as orders have been cancelled or delayed, navirus related restrictions,” Anwer Far East were cancelled due to the “Though, a few sports events have some permanent staff from each while on the other, they have already Miandad, a former first class cricketer, global coronavirus lockdown. recently been kicked off, but at the factory of their jobs,” he said, adding: imported (manufacturing) raw who runs a sports shop in central dis- The country’s sports industry, higher level only. Sports activities at “Another 25% (workers) are at the material from abroad, which has mul- trict of Karachi, said. according to exporters, has seen a 70% schools, colleges, clubs, and other brink of losing their jobs if the situ- tiplied the financial burden on us,” he “But, there has been a surge in sale decline in new orders over the past domestic levels throughout the world ation remains the same for the next went on to say. of indoor games, which do not take three months. are still suspended, dealing a big blow few months”. Referring to imposition of a 30% much space, over the previous three “It’s not [reduction in] the new to sports industry,” Naeem said. Pakistan annually earns $1bn from duty on imports of sports goods, months,” said Miandad, who is a orders alone that has hit the sports According to Husnain Cheema, a exports of sports goods, which Cheema called for a “special con- younger brother of Pakistan’s leg- industry. We also have to recall scores former president of Pakistan Sports includes $350-$500m from footballs cession” to Pakistan. endary batsman Javed Miandad. of orders, which were either ready to Goods Association, around 25% alone. Cheema, however, observed the “I appeal to President (Recep “Chess, and carrom boards, ludo ship, or on their way to be shipped workers have lost their jobs during the country’s exports of sports goods Tayyip) Erdogan to support Pakistan’s and cards are neither costly nor after importers cancelled them or lockdown period. reduced to $700-$800m due to struggling sports industry by waiving breakable like (cricket) bats, (hockey) extended the delivery dates due to the “Unemployment rate is going high lockdown restrictions. the import tariff,” he said. sticks, and racquets. The profit margin lockdown,” Ahsan Naeem, chief exec- every week,” Cheema said. Resumption of some European Pakistan exports footballs, fitness on their sale are meager,” he went on utive of Vision Technologies, a Sialkot- “Businesses are going into deep football leagues, and cricket series, items, boxing equipment, and other to say. “But, yes, something is better based sports manufacturer, said. financial crunch, stripping the which will be played behind closed sports goods to Turkey. than nothing.”